Articles
By Phoebe Starr
Chicago, IL—Treatment with the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) dramatically improved 5-year survival for patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with expected survival in the preimmunotherapy era, according to the 5-year follow-up data from the phase 1b KEYNOTE-001 clinical trial. The study was presented at ASCO 2019 and was published simultaneously in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Ovarian cancer not only exacts a high mortality rate, but also affects the physical, mental, and financial health of those diagnosed with the disease.
Epidemiologic studies reveal population-based disparities in ovarian cancer morbidity and mortality rates.
Genetic, menstrual, and other factors have been associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer.
Current screening practices for ovarian cancer continue to result in late-stage diagnoses with consequent poor prognoses.
On November 15, 2019, the FDA approved crizanlizumab (Adakveo; Novartis) to reduce the frequency of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) in adults and pediatric patients aged ≥16 years with sickle-cell disease.
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There have been significant improvements in the survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) over the past decade. However, patients with the disease who fail to respond to first- or second-line therapies, including chemotherapy and monoclonal antibodies, have few treatment options. Advances in subsequent treatment lines rather than in first- or second-line therapies now drive improvements in survival for these patients.
- Teva Will Resume Production of Vincristine in Response to Shortage
- FDA Fast-Tracks Opdivo plus Yervoy Regimen for Treatment of Advanced Liver Cancer
- FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Brukinsa for Patients with Mantle-Cell Lymphoma
By Chase Doyle
New research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute showed that patients with Medicaid or with no insurance had significantly worse overall survival in clinical trials compared with commercially insured patients.